Japanese Pirates and Sea Tenure in the Sixteenth Century Seto Inland Sea: A Case Study of the Murakami kaizoku
Japanese Pirates and Sea Tenure in the Sixteenth Century Seto Inland Sea: A Case Study of the Murakami kaizoku By Peter D. Shapinsky…
The Mongol Invasions of Japan 1274 and 1281
We review the book The Mongol Invasions of Japan 1274 and 1281, by Stephen Turnbull, which is being released this month by Osprey…
Understanding Samurai Disloyalty
Prevailing notions of samurai loyalty remain largely unopposed by Western scholarly literature. This should not be so.
Young and Old in Homer and in Heike Monogatari
Young and Old in Homer and in Heike Monogatari By Naoko Yamagato Greece & Rome, Vol.40: 1 (1993) Introduction: Homer’s epics have been compared…
Japan’s relations with the Asian Continent and the Korean Peninsula (Before 950 AD)
Examines the establishment of diplomatic relations between Japan and China and Korea, which began in the third century AD, and included the sending of envoys.
Land Administration in Medieval Japan: Ito no shô in Chikuzen Province, 1131–1336
Land Administration in Medieval Japan: Ito no shô in Chikuzen Province, 1131–1336 By Judith Fröhlich History: The Journal of the Historical Association, Vol.…
Guns and Government: A Comparative Study of Europe and Japan
Guns and Government: A Comparative Study of Europe and Japan By Stephen Morillo Journal of World History, Vol. 6:1 (1995) Introduction: What role…
On the Transportation of the European Liturgical Objects to Japan in the 16th Century and Their Use by the “Kirishitan”
On the Transportation of the European Liturgical Objects to Japan in the 16th Century and Their Use by the “Kirishitan” By Yoshie Koijma…
Japan’s Early Female Emperors
According to conventional Japanese chronology, the time between Suiko’s accession in 592 and Shotoku’s death in 770 is divided into sixteen reigns, half of which featured female emperors.
In the Company of Wolves: Samurai and the Social Order in Early Medieval Japan
In the Company of Wolves: Samurai and the Social Order in Early Medieval Japan Lecture by Karl F. Friday Given at Ohio State…
“Washing Off the Dust”: Baths and Bathing in Late Medieval Japan
“Washing Off the Dust”: Baths and Bathing in Late Medieval Japan By Lee A. Butler Monumenta Nipponica, Vol. 60:1 (2005) Summary: This article analyzes…